David Giuntoli (born June 18, 1980) is an American actor. He is best
known for the lead role of Detective Nick Burkhardt in the NBC
supernatural drama Grimm. He co-starred in the 2016 Michael Bay film
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi and Buddymoon.Giuntoli was
born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Mary and David Giuntoli. His father
is of Italian descent while his mother is of Polish and German
descent. He was raised in Huntleigh, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.
Admitting to not being very athletic as a boy Giuntoli stated "I was
like three feet shorter than I am now until I was a sophomore in high
school." He says his head has stayed the same size. "I was an awkward
little fellow. In high school I started gravitating a little toward
acting." After graduating from St. Louis University High School in
1998, he attended Indiana University Bloomington, earning a bachelor's
degree in International Business and Finance in 2002.Giuntoli returned
to St. Louis after college. However, his heart was in being an
entertainer instead of a career in finance, something his family
realized early on as he always enjoyed making people laugh from a
young age. Reconnecting with his high school theater teacher, he began
taking acting lessons locally.His first career break came in 2003 when
he was discovered by talent scouts for MTV and cast in the network's
reality series Road Rules for its South Pacific season. The
three-month adventure in the South Pacific, and a subsequent
appearance on the seventh season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge
provided the resources to pay off his college debt and further
cemented his decision to pursue acting as a full-time career.
known for the lead role of Detective Nick Burkhardt in the NBC
supernatural drama Grimm. He co-starred in the 2016 Michael Bay film
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi and Buddymoon.Giuntoli was
born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Mary and David Giuntoli. His father
is of Italian descent while his mother is of Polish and German
descent. He was raised in Huntleigh, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.
Admitting to not being very athletic as a boy Giuntoli stated "I was
like three feet shorter than I am now until I was a sophomore in high
school." He says his head has stayed the same size. "I was an awkward
little fellow. In high school I started gravitating a little toward
acting." After graduating from St. Louis University High School in
1998, he attended Indiana University Bloomington, earning a bachelor's
degree in International Business and Finance in 2002.Giuntoli returned
to St. Louis after college. However, his heart was in being an
entertainer instead of a career in finance, something his family
realized early on as he always enjoyed making people laugh from a
young age. Reconnecting with his high school theater teacher, he began
taking acting lessons locally.His first career break came in 2003 when
he was discovered by talent scouts for MTV and cast in the network's
reality series Road Rules for its South Pacific season. The
three-month adventure in the South Pacific, and a subsequent
appearance on the seventh season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge
provided the resources to pay off his college debt and further
cemented his decision to pursue acting as a full-time career.
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